All but two of 181 people onboard a plane that crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea are presumed to have died, in
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Venezuelan opposition members holed up in Argentine embassy call it ‘prison’
Five Venezuelan opposition members taking refuge in the Argentine embassy in Caracas to avoid arrest say it has become a “prison”. The residence has been
Beaches, beer and a rare suspended lake … why can’t Nigeria attract more tourists?
At the top of the Ado-Awaye hills lies a lake suspended 433 metres above sea level. Local people say the lake is named Iyake (Yoruba
UN authorises new mission against al-Shabaab in Somalia
The UN has authorised a new African peacekeeping mission to continue supporting Somalia in its fight against al-Shabaab, the insurgent group affiliated with al-Qaida, but
‘We have to change our attitude’: wildlife expert says rhino horn trade must be legalised
International trade in rhino horns should be legalised, a leading wildlife expert has urged. Writing in the research journal Science, Martin Wikelski argues only carefully
Indonesia receives official request from France to transfer death row prisoner Serge Atlaoui
Indonesia has received an official request from France to transfer a French death row inmate imprisoned on drugs charges since 2005, a senior Indonesian minister
Almost one in five children live in conflict zones, says Unicef
Nearly one in five of the world’s children live in areas affected by conflicts, with more than 473 million children suffering from the worst levels
Sudan: first aid convoy reaches besieged Khartoum area since start of civil war
An aid convoy has reached a besieged area of Khartoum for the first time since Sudan’s civil war broke out in April 2023, bringing food
‘Guayaquil Four’ boys missing in Ecuador pose challenge to president
The disappearance of four boys in Ecuador after they came into contact with the armed forces is posing a severe challenge to President Daniel Noboa’s
London-listed miner pauses Mozambique operation amid political unrest
The London-listed mining company Gemfields said it had temporarily halted its ruby mining operation in Mozambique after groups “took advantage” of political unrest to set